Electric Boogaloo.

GMC Hummer EV Pickup EarthCruiser Camper:

Oregon-based EarthCruiser carbon fiber camper has a 605Kw solar array,
a 6kwh auxiliary battery, kitchenette with reefer, freezer, sink, induction stovetop, 13.5-gal.water tank, a 7-gal.gray water system, interior and exterior showers. 

Electric Ferrari coming this year:

It will be equipped with thunderous noises that will “stir emotions” for many car enthusiasts.

2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB:

US pricing and specifications, including range estimates, will be announced 
closer to launch this Fall. The ID. Buzz GTX will be available in Europe.

Shell is closing 1,000 gas stations between 2024 and 2025.(approximately 4% of their sites.) Its 2024 Energy Transition Strategy report plans to refocus on EV’s. Their Recharge division was running 54,000 charge points as of Dec.2023.

Ford now allows dealers to list the Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit below MSRP.

Gravity DC Curbside fast charger

Google’s startup Company Gravity, makes a 200kW charger smaller than a 
Level 2 charger, but 30 times faster. (Easily mounted on curbside utility poles.)

Genesis Neolun Concept

This electric SUV has side steps that deploy when the doors open and more.
 “Innovation that exceeds conventional standards” according to Genesis.

BMW Gen 6 Neue Klasse

The 800 volt system will have 30% more power and charge 30% faster. Production will begin in 2025 in Hungary and Munich. ( San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 2027 for tax credits.)

Automakers are offering significant discounts on 2023 EV models. Mercedes-Benz EQS is being offered at up to $20,000 off MSRP.

Utility-scale solar capacity (104 GW) now exceeds nuclear power (103 GW) and hydropower (101 GW). (Not including rooftop solar which is 30% of all solar.)

Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) make up 5 percent of automotive sales in 31 countries. Quickest growing markets are Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe.

Mercedes CLA EV Prototype:

Designed to compete with Model 3 with over 466 miles driving range. 
Charging 248 miles in 15 minutes.

Sunreef Explorer electric catamaran:

Two 540kW motors and two 550 kWh battery packs give the ability to 
cross oceans with 10 passengers and a crew of 7. Build times are currently 3 years.

New electric fire truck

The Los Angeles Fire Department got an all-electric fire truck in May 
of 2022. Mesa, Ariz. now has the second electric fire truck in the United States.

Sorry, we can’t put out your house fire, our battery is only at 15% and that is what we need to get back to the fire house and charge it… I bet it has a diesel engine to provide the torque and horsepower to run the pumps.

Thought I’ll let y’all know… No, I am not gay.

I have the series scheduled for the next two weeks, but posting for me might be spotty as I am going to be helping my brother fix his back fence and dig a French Drain and channels and an overflow pipe to the street culvert from the side of his house. I’ll be hot and sweaty and when done for the evening I am sure gonna be collapsing from working my ass off. Cold beers and steaks I am sure will be in the mix…

Say good bye to the Reno Air Races.

I lived on the backside of Stead Airport, outside and West of Reno and the air races were a blast. I would have co-workers and friends come over and we would set up a barbeque pit and grill everything and the beer and wine would flow. From my place you could see about 3/4 of the races. We had two radios, one tuned to the tower frequency and the other to the announcer frequency. It was great fun sitting with your buds and watching them big planes zoom by about a 100 feet behind my back acre and the noise was incredible! I am sure the liberal karens and kens from california had a hand in closing this icon of racing. When I lived there, there was a moratorium on building houses out in Lemon Valley due to a low water table and some areas were BLM land and some tribal lands. To this day I watch the air races on yube tube streaming. One more fun thing to do taken away from us, because it attracted rednecks and trad citizens.

https://www.rvtravel.com/reno-air-races-goodbye-major-national-competition-beloved-rvers-1121/